The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Marketing Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business ACC Expansion Will Pay Off In New TV Deal “ACC expansion will mean at least $1 million to $2 million a year in additional revenue for each of the conference’s existing schools, according to…
How To Get A Job In Sports with Kevin Cote, Asst. Dir Digital Marketing – Golden State Warriors
This interview is part of our Sports Jobs Interview Series where we talk with successful sports business professionals about their role in sports, how they got there, the role social media has played in their success, what a typical day looks like and advice they would give to sports business students looking to land their dream job…
Sponsorship Activations at the NFL Experience
As we know, the Super Bowl is one of the greatest spectacles in the sports world and fans from all over make a pilgrimage to experience it. The NFL has done a fantastic job of making it possible for the average fan to experience the Super Bowl, even if they don’t have a ticket to…
Do You Want To Work In Sports? Learn From The Pros!
The Sports Industry is hugely competitive. If you throw your name in the hat for a highly sought after position, it’s like you will be up against 100’s (if not 1000’s of other applicants). So, how do you make sure that when the time comes, your name comes to mind and you land that dream…
Top 5 Sports Networking Events To Advance Your Sports Career
To make it big in the sports industry, you can ask anybody who has felt that success how they did it. Their answer? Almost always, “I knew the right person.” Knowing the right person is key, but what sports networking event is the right one for you? Here is my own list of the Top…
Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz – 12.2.7
The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Marketing Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business Baseball, Not Football, Has the Super Salaries “Welker makes $2.5 million a year. That’s a great haul until you consider what a worker bee like Welker would make in a baseball uniform. There always has…
LIVE WEBINAR – How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports with Lewis Howes
At the beginning of January, we hosted a LIVE webinar on How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports! The response we received from the over 600 LIVE attendees was amazing. Here are some of the comments we received: I just felt like I had a lightbulb moment! – Melissa Best advice I have received…
Patriots vs Giants – Which Team Is More Mentally Tough?
As we near Super Bowl Sunday and the much-anticipated rematch between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, the talk is not only about which team will win but which one is more mentally tough. This begs the question: what is mental toughness? Everyone from sports writers to fans throws that term around…
How Mental Toughness Can Help You Excel In Sports Business (VIDEO)
Are you trying to break into the sports industry? If so, you probably already know that sports jobs are highly competitive! When you throw your name in the hat for that highly sought after position, the fact is that you are likely one of a thousand applicants. So, how do you stand out in the…
20 Must Follow Sports Twitter Accounts At Super Bowl 46
Last week Mashable put up their list of who you need to follow on Twitter during the Super Bowl. That list is very well done and is more than worth a read. It was so good, in fact, it gave us the idea to create our own list of must follow Sports Twitter accounts with…
Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz – 12.1.31
The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Marketing Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business Dodgers Sale: Moneyball Part II “Columbia Pictures’ Moneyball was nominated for a handful of Academy Awards on Jan. 24. At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, across town from the studio where this box office…
Top 8 Most Engaging NFL Players on Facebook
Several different qualifications are needed to be crowned as the King of the NFL Facebook Pages and overall number of “likes” does not guarantee you a spot on the most engaging NFL players on Facebook list. In order to be the NFL Facebook master, one must entertain and amuse, while engaging with their fans, providing…
Sports Web site Fanlime.com Boasts Fan’s DNA
There are sports fans, and then there are sports fans. There is no better example than at the upcoming Super Bowl party you will attend. Every party has that relative or family friend that is interested in the social gathering; after a few mini hot dogs and a few too many drinks he’s asking why…
Digital Advantage to the Australian Open
The Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, which has reached half way stage as I write this, has built on the progress of previous years to establish a strong, recognizable and credible online brand. According to Sam Laird, in a recent post on the US website Mashable, the Australian Open ‘may just be the most…
Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz – 12.1.24
The Sportsbiz Weekly Buzz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Online Marketing Coordinator – Steve Richards Sports Business IMG Worldwide Squashes Rumors of Being Up For Sale “I immediately contacted Jim Gallagher, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at IMG Worldwide. Gallagher quickly put the rumor to bed. ”There aren’t ANY conversations going on…
Exclusive Opportunity To Work In Major League Soccer
The MLS National Sales Center is looking for applicants for its March sports sales program. The program selects 12 lucky people who have a passion for both selling and soccer. The program lasts up to four months in Blaine, Minnesota and is an exclusive opportunity to learn the environment and exposure of MLS ticket sales. Trainees accepted…